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-Revelation
Chapter 19 - (King James Version)
1 And after these things I heard a great
voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and
glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath
judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her
fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
3 And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for
ever and ever.
4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell
down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen;
Alleluia.
5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our
God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude,
and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty
thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for
the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself
ready.
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in
fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness
of saints.
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are
called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me,
These are the true sayings of God.
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said
unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy
brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the
testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and
he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were
many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he
himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and
his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon
white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it
he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of
iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of
Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name
written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried
with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of
heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the
great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of
captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of
them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond,
both small and great.
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and
their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on
the horse, and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false
prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them
that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his
image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with
brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that
sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all
the fowls were filled with their flesh.
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- Revelation Chapter
19 - (New International
Version)
1After this I heard what sounded like the
roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting:
"Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
2for true and just are his judgments.
He has condemned the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants." 3And
again they shouted:
"Hallelujah!
The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever."
4The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell
down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried:
"Amen, Hallelujah!"
5Then a voice came from the throne, saying:
"Praise our God,
all you his servants,
you who fear him,
both small and great!"
6Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the
roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
"Hallelujah!
For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
7Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
8Fine linen, bright and clean,
was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous
acts of the saints.)
9Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who
are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!' " And he added, "These
are the true words of God."
10At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to
me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your
brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the
testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
The Rider on the White Horse
11I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a
white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he
judges and makes war. 12His eyes are like blazing fire, and
on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one
knows but he himself. 13He is dressed in a robe dipped in
blood, and his name is the Word of God. 14The armies of
heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine
linen, white and clean. 15Out of his mouth comes a sharp
sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with
an iron scepter."[1] He
treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16On
his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:
KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
17And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a
loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, "Come, gather together
for the great supper of God, 18so that you may eat the
flesh of kings, generals, and mighty men, of horses and their riders,
and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great."
19Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their
armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse
and his army. 20But the beast was captured, and with him
the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his
behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the
mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown
alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. 21The rest of
them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the
rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their
flesh.
New International Version (NIV)
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